Man&#39;s waistcoat or vest for dress wear



Dec. 30 1924 1,521,344

W. J. TUROFF MAN'S WAISTCOAT OR VEST FOR DRESS WEAR Filed Feb. 29, 1924 Patented Dec. 30, 1924-.

V/"IL'LIALYI JAY'TURO-EF, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

MANS WVAISTCO'AT Oli- VEST :t4-CLR DRESS WEAR.

.Application .led February 29, 1924.

To al? [clio/v1 if may concern.'

lle it known that l. ll/'rerun JAY Ttnorr, citizen of Russia. residing' at `New York city, county ot' Bronx, and State. ot New York, have invented new ,and useful 'linprovements in a Mans lllaistcoat or Vest Ytor Dress lVear, ot 1which. the following is a specification.

vMy invention relates to an improved Ytorni ot ivaistcoat or vest tor dress Wear by men. and is particularly designed 'tor use with dinner or Tuxedo coats.

The usual type ot dress vest Ais much .like the ordinary vest for street Wear except that it is more deeply cut out atthe front to expose a considerable portion ot the shirt bosom, and as stittly starched shirts are generally worn u'itli dress vests there is a tendency tor the shirt bosom to bulge through the open trontot the vest thus mai-ring the appearance ot the wearer and. incidentally causing him discomfort. 'he sides ot the cut out front part ot the vest tend to hold the bulgingshirt bosom and thus prevent its ready return to normal position.

One ot the objects ot' the present invention is to overcome the defect, above pointed out, inhering in the present type ot dress vests and l accomplish this object by making the vest in a form to embrace the body merely at and adjacent the Waist and omit those parts which heretofore passed up the back, over the shoulders and down the 'front et the body to the Waist. lVhile my novel vest is indistinguishable in appearance 'trom the coi'iventional vest it di'llers therefrom; inter alla., in containing less material and in allowing much greater ease and 'freedom ol motion ot the upper part o't the Wearers body.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a construction which will readily contorm to the Wearers Waist and lower abdomen, lit-'ting' snugly Without discomfort, and lying' smoothly in position. l accomplish this object by forming the vest with what may be termed a false front, i. e. one which While having' the appearance of beine buttoned is not really so, and With elastic interconnectiim` or closing` means at the back. Between the :liront of the vest and the elastic rear members and connecting' the same together are preferably t'aj'ierine,` side or intermediate members which closely fit the waist above the hips and contribute 'Serial No. 695,9 l?.

to the close smooth. lit oit the garment. The elastic closing means, vin addition to tunetioning as interconnecting members for the vest ends. permit ot a considerable range ol size adjustment thus enabling the same vest to be used tor and satisfactorily lit men differing considerably in girth.

Two slightly oitlerent embodiments ot the invention are shovfn in the accornpanyingg` drawing' in which Fig. 1 is a iti-ont elevational view otl the preferred form; and

Fi Q is a similar vieuY ot a modified torni.

ln the torm ot Fini. 1 which has the appearance ot a vest buttoning alone' the Atront middle portion., 10. 10 denote the body portions vrhich are alike in structure and appearance. Each member 1() is provided with a suitable pocket 11 and extendingl outwardly trom the lower edge ot cach pocket is a break or cut 12 the edpes ot which are held together by stitchijnJ not visible on the outside ot the vest. ml

il@ break 12 permits the vest to bend with the action of the wearer, Without Wrinkling or folding.

The body portions 10, 107 are stitched together at the front at 13 and provided With openings or eyelets 1l to receive buttons. This arrangement allows a variety ot sets ot buttons being` worn with the same vest.

rfhe outer ends oli the body portions 10 are provided with transverse pockets 15 each containing` a bone or steel sti'tliener lo to hold the vest in upright position on the body. These pockets 15 are preferably formed of the material which constitutes the tapering side or intermediate members 1T. The latter have their Wide ends 1TX adjacent the body portions 10 while their opposite narrower, ends 17" are connected by a plurality of lines of stitching 1S to elastic terminal members 19. To secure smoothness and uniformity ot taper ot the intermediate members 17 each thereof preferably consists ot superimposed similarly shaped pieces ot material which are provided With carefully made smoothly ironed folds or pleats extending` longitudinally ot the niember at substantially its median line. The outermost end oi each elastic member 19 is secured about the middle bar ot an ordina-ry three-bar keeper 2l, and the elastic member is doubled on itself and threaded through the keeper Q1 so as to ttorm a loop 22 adjustable in length. ln the bight o' each loop llt) is a frame 23 `the outer bar of which has an eye 24 rigid herewith. One of these eyes receives a catch such as 25 designed to engage the other eye when the Vest is closed.

The form of Fig. 2 is similar to the preferred form and differs therefrom in that ,the body portion 10a is in one piece and provided with lengthwise pleats 26. Y The pockets 1l are at the upper edge of the vest and concealed by the pleats. The other parts of the vestare like the corresponding parts ol the form of Fig. l and are designated by like reference characters. with the exponent a. Y

Secured to the inner surface ofthe Vest is an elastic; loop 2T for attachment to a button ou the trousers, by which means the vest is held against rising` on the. body.

The manner of applyingthe vest is very simple and will be readily apparent without explanation. Adjustment to suit different sized wearers may be made by moving the keepers 2l back or forth to vary ythe length of the elastic loop 22 or 22a. l

A feature of special importance is that when pull is exerted on the elastic niembers 19 the strain on the body members l() at the stitfeners 16 will be uniformly distributed thereby preventing any distortion.

It will be apparent that, while I have describedl the vest Vas being especially designed for formal or informal dress Wear, it may equally Well be used for ordinary wear, the only difference in the two cases being the material which is used in the manufacture of the garment.

I claim Y l. A' vest ol' thecharacter described, comprising an inelastic front body portion stiffened at its outer ends, elastic terminal members carried by the body portion, Ykeepers for looping the terminal members and adjusting the length of the loops, trame members loose in the bights oli' the loops,

and means for releasably interengaging the frame members.

2. A vest of the character described, comprising an inelastic front body portion, stiffeners at the outer ends thereof, tapering intermediate members having their wider ends secured to said body portions adjacent said stitfeners, elastic terminal members secured to the narrower ends of said intermediate members, keepers for looping said terminal members and adjusting the length of said loops, frame members loose in the bights of theV loops,`and means for releasably interen'gaging the frame members. I

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

WILLIAM JAY frunorr.- 

